system gained in popularity in the ninth century after Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne adopted the system for dating acts of government throughout Europe. The alternative form of “Before the Common Era” and “Common Era” dates back to 1715, where it is used in an astronomy book interchangeably with “Vulgar Era.” At the time, vulgar meant “ordinary,” rather than “crude.” The term “Vulgar Era” is even older, first appearing in a 1615 book by Johannes Kepler.

After all, to Bede, zero didn’t exist.” However, zero exist; our modern conception of zero was first published in A.

The idea would not spread to medieval Christian Europe, however, until the 11th to 13th centuries.

It was the resurrection which vindicated his teaching: he was no liar.

It is the resurrection that gives us hope of a new, eternal life: as Christ rose, so will we.If the events recorded in the gospels took place in AD 33, then is the probable date for Christ's resurrection.No other event like it has been recorded in history.Modern dimensional mathematics at least suggests the plausibility of Christ's appearances.The church has long insisted that the Christian life would be impossible without the resurrection, for through it Christ removed the sting of death from all those who believe in Him.The cross of Christ makes no sense without his triumphant restoration to life.